Today's News

CAROLINA SHORES—New town administrator Mike Hargett got acclimated to his first town commissioners workshop Monday by announcing an upcoming retreat.

Hargett said Chris May, executive director with the Cape Fear Council of Governments, has agreed to facilitate the retreat tentatively proposed for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, March 21. The location has not yet been determined.

Hargett said the board will discuss roles and responsibilities and can submit ideas on “what you see the town of Carolina Shores being in the present and future.”

Bumping along on a bus on unpaved roads with town council isn’t anyone’s idea of a thrill ride. At least not mine.

And if it were thrilling, it probably wouldn’t be allowed, because amusement rides aren’t part of the Sunset Beach island landscape.

But council wanted to take a closer look at the parking sites it was about to prohibit. Hence, as part of a specially called meeting with the council-appointed beach parking committee on the morning of Feb. 18, members boarded a Sea Trail shuttle bus and headed for the island.

The Ocean Isle Beach Police Department and the Ocean Isle Beach Municipal Fire Department are hosting Operation Medicine Drop from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 20. The drop will take place at 111 Causeway Drive in Ocean Isle Beach, on the corner of Caseway Drive and Rick Street.

Everyone is invited to drop off expired or unused prescription and over-the-counter medications, which will be properly disposed.

The yellow one with rhinestones had a full skirt and made me feel like a princess.

I initially didn’t want to try on the pink one because it didn’t have enough sparkle, but once my mom convinced me to, I never wanted to take it off.

Even though I haven’t worn any of my prom or formal dresses for about a decade, I will never forget the feeling when I first put them on or how they looked in the pictures or the memories made while wearing them.

SHALLOTTE—Adong Evelyn has seen the horror caused by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda.

Her friends and family members were beaten and raped by the LRA, and her home in northern Uganda was burned to the ground. Led by Joseph Kony, the rebellious army has reportedly abducted thousands of children for LRA recruitment.

“I never gave up on my future, and that perseverance is paying off now,” Evelyn said.

The Brunswick County Utility Operations Board will conduct a public hearing March 28 regarding preliminary assessment for the Calabash wastewater extension project.

The hearing is at 5:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible in Brunswick County Commissioners’ chambers in the David R. Sandifer Administration Building located in the Brunswick County Governmental Center, 30 Government Center Drive in Bolivia.

BOLIVIA—With a reported decline in full-time equivalent (FTE) students and the impact of Gov. Bev Perdue’s proposed state budget, Brunswick Community College faces losing about $1 million in the 2011-2012 fiscal year budget.

During a Brunswick Community College Board of Trustees meeting last month, Ben DeBlois, vice president of business and finance, presented trustees with an analysis of how the college’s budget may be affected for the 2011-2012 fiscal year.